“Rickie will take me under his wing, as well as Adz and Jay,” he said.

“They all say ‘keep doing what you’re doing’ and even Roy said that when I spoke to him on the phone.”

Shaw also received a few words from the England captain, Steven Gerrard, following Saturday’s 3-0 defeat against Liverpool.

He explained: “After, he congratulated me and said ‘I will see you tomorrow’.

“It is great for me. Just for him to know me and say that to me is obviously amazing. I just can’t wait to get started.”

Shaw added: “It is crazy. I was thinking about all the players that are in the England squad.

“Three years ago I was watching them on telly and now I will be training with world-class players like (Wayne) Rooney and the Liverpool players out there today. I can’t wait.”

Shaw is not easily fazed, certainly judging by the aplomb with which he handled his first engagement with newspaper journalists on Saturday.

And that is nothing compared to how confidently and maturely he has conducted himself on the pitch.

“I don’t worry,” he said. “If I worry about it and think more, I might start making mistakes.

“Whoever I play against, I want to try my best and prove myself.”

Speaking after facing Premier League top scorers Luis Suárez and Daniel Sturridge, Shaw added: “It is a big test for me, coming up against the best players in the world. I just want to do that week in, week out.

“Hopefully going away with England the next few days I can show Roy what I can do there.”

It is certainly an exciting time for Shaw, who made his 50th Premier League appearance for Saints at the weekend, but also an emotional one.

However, he is keen to point out that, despite widespread reports last week, he did not cry at news of his first England call-up.

“I rang my mum up and she was crying down the phone,” he said. “I wasn’t crying, just emotional. A little tear, but not crying.”

Regardless, breaking the news to his parents, Joanna and Paul, is something that will live with Shaw for some time.

“That phone call with my mum, she was in tears. She was so proud of what I have achieved at such a young age,” he said.

“Even my dad was a bit teary, and I don’t want to stop here, I want to keep pushing myself.”

Shaw’s progression has been incredibly rapid, but a lot of work has gone in over the course of many years for him to reach this stage.

He has been with the club since the age of eight, and says he owes a huge amount to his mum and dad for all the times they drove him to-and-from their Surrey home.

“I’ve been doing it since I was eight,” said Shaw, who is now the joint-second-youngest player, behind Wayne Rooney, to make 50 Premier League appearances.

“I think back then, it was two days a week and a game on a Saturday.

“I would travel down to Southampton on evenings as well, with school the next day.

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“If it wasn’t for my parents, I don’t think I would be here, so a massive ‘thank you’ to them. They have helped me come a long way.”

And, such is his enormous potential, it seems there is so much further that Shaw could still go.

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Somebody needs to warn the Saints players that the bad tackles are not going to come from Denmark this week but from some of the other 26 players. On Sat there was at least one Diverpool player who appeared to be trying to put Adam out of this week. He came in late and racked his studs down the back of Adam's calf, then there was that very late challenge on Luke that for some reason the dodgy Ref took no action over. The Saints players need to be streetwise this week and realise where the danger for their world cup places are going to come from.

Somebody needs to warn the Saints players that the bad tackles are not going to come from Denmark this week but from some of the other 26 players.
On Sat there was at least one Diverpool player who appeared to be trying to put Adam out of this week. He came in late and racked his studs down the back of Adam's calf, then there was that very late challenge on Luke that for some reason the dodgy Ref took no action over.
The Saints players need to be streetwise this week and realise where the danger for their world cup places are going to come from.Golden_Salamander

Somebody needs to warn the Saints players that the bad tackles are not going to come from Denmark this week but from some of the other 26 players. On Sat there was at least one Diverpool player who appeared to be trying to put Adam out of this week. He came in late and racked his studs down the back of Adam's calf, then there was that very late challenge on Luke that for some reason the dodgy Ref took no action over. The Saints players need to be streetwise this week and realise where the danger for their world cup places are going to come from.

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Alicesdad says...9:09am Mon 3 Mar 14

He's 18 .. of course he's thinking about it .. I think he's up to the mark, but he does get caught now and then when they cut inside him.. he'll learn .. and I think he'll be on the plane.

He's 18 .. of course he's thinking about it .. I think he's up to the mark, but he does get caught now and then when they cut inside him.. he'll learn .. and I think he'll be on the plane.Alicesdad

He's 18 .. of course he's thinking about it .. I think he's up to the mark, but he does get caught now and then when they cut inside him.. he'll learn .. and I think he'll be on the plane.

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el caballo santos101 says...10:31am Mon 3 Mar 14

baines is the obvious first choice LB for England and after that its a straight choice between luke and cole. cole is getting on and this would probably be his last tournament whereas luke is young, still learning his game and has at least 3 world cups ahead of him. I doubt luke or cole would get much playing time in brazil so why not take luke and give him the experience of a tournament atmosphere. time for England to ditch the old guard and start again, yes they have experience but that is of always failing to preform on the big stage. cant see it happening though which is a real shame.

baines is the obvious first choice LB for England and after that its a straight choice between luke and cole. cole is getting on and this would probably be his last tournament whereas luke is young, still learning his game and has at least 3 world cups ahead of him. I doubt luke or cole would get much playing time in brazil so why not take luke and give him the experience of a tournament atmosphere.
time for England to ditch the old guard and start again, yes they have experience but that is of always failing to preform on the big stage. cant see it happening though which is a real shame.el caballo santos101

baines is the obvious first choice LB for England and after that its a straight choice between luke and cole. cole is getting on and this would probably be his last tournament whereas luke is young, still learning his game and has at least 3 world cups ahead of him. I doubt luke or cole would get much playing time in brazil so why not take luke and give him the experience of a tournament atmosphere. time for England to ditch the old guard and start again, yes they have experience but that is of always failing to preform on the big stage. cant see it happening though which is a real shame.

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